Preparing for the Promise | Numbers 26-27

We all face a variety of seasons in life. The seasons we tend to be more reluctant to are the ones of change. Familiarity can be comfortable -- it brings forth predictability. Unfortunately, too often a failure to change can lead to bad habits or blind spots. Change can be scary, and be resisted because it is accompanied by the unknown. However, change -- especially when it is commanded by God -- should be welcomed by believers; not because it is easy, but because He is good. And we can trust this. In Numbers 26-27, we find that the people of Israel have experienced a great deal of change. The old generation, the grumbling generation, has died off. A new generation, a generation of faith, has emerged. A new census is conducted. New inheritance laws are established. Finally, a new leader is appointed to replace Moses. All of these changes have been made in order to prepare the people of God to, finally, inherit the promised land. In these chapters, change was necessary for God’s people to embrace in order to fully encounter and receive His promise. Join us this Sunday morning as we dive deeper into these changes and focus on the transition from Moses to Joshua as God’s newly appointed leader over Israel. We will examine the change as a whole, why it was necessary, the two leaders involved, and the good that came from it.